In this URL, you'll notice that DQVII (aka Dragon Warrior 7) is only 190K, while DQ8 is 539K (183% improvement)
The article you mentioned read like a fanboy rant, so I wouldn't put much stock on it. I mean, hating Akira Toriyama is one thing, but insinuating that Koichi Sugiyama is not real ? Come on, get real, author (not you, Gaara42).
One thing to remember when comparing DQ9 vs DQ8 : DQ9 is on portable, which mean one household might buy more than 1 (1 for each brother / sister), while DQ8 is on console, which more often mean only 1 copy per household (brother & sister share the game).
IF (a big if, may not happen) DQ9 enjoy 150% improvement in sales # compared to DQ8, it will get 1.3 Million US sales. In Japan, it is possible to get 4.2 Million (only 20% improvement over DQ8 #).
Those two region give us possibility of 5.5 Million. I don't have figure for Europe sales, so I could not estimate what is the reasonable LTD for DQ9, but expecting 1.2 Million from Europe & others is not too farfetched, IMO.
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In this URL, you'll notice that DQVII (aka Dragon Warrior 7) is only 190K, while DQ8 is 539K (183% improvement)
The article you mentioned read like a fanboy rant, so I wouldn't put much stock on it. I mean, hating Akira Toriyama is one thing, but insinuating that Koichi Sugiyama is not real ? Come on, get real, author (not you, Gaara42).
One thing to remember when comparing DQ9 vs DQ8 : DQ9 is on portable, which mean one household might buy more than 1 (1 for each brother / sister), while DQ8 is on console, which more often mean only 1 copy per household (brother & sister share the game).
IF (a big if, may not happen) DQ9 enjoy 150% improvement in sales # compared to DQ8, it will get 1.3 Million US sales. In Japan, it is possible to get 4.2 Million (only 20% improvement over DQ8 #).
Those two region give us possibility of 5.5 Million. I don't have figure for Europe sales, so I could not estimate what is the reasonable LTD for DQ9, but expecting 1.2 Million from Europe & others is not too farfetched, IMO.